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Walking Group (starting September) Activities Events our website is www.mentalhealthfriends.co.uk Email:- admin@mentalhealthfriends.co.uk Mobile:- 07840959349 This is the link to our closed Brackley Facebook Community group. https://www.facebook.comgroups/2278024829136675/ We also have a national chat and support group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2442714289123922/

Buckingham National Women’s Register (NWR)

Are you interested in topical discussions, books, history, science etc? Would you like to meet friendly like-minded women in your community? NWR may be for you! We meet on first and third Thursday evenings, currently on Zoom, but hoping to resume face to face meetings soon. Contact Jane Wardale (jswardale@gmail.com tel 07342 264666) for the current programme.

EVENT WEEKEND

Sew 'n' Sews Quilting Group welcomes new members to join us in Towcester for our varied programme of guest speakers, projects and workshops. For more information contact Gina Scull on 01327 857892.

Our Apple and Bee Weekend goes from strength to strength. This year it will be held over Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September and features the Bucks County Honey Show. We’re also delighted to have Gerry Edwards (pictured), top RHS fruit expert and judge, on hand over both days to identify your mystery apple varieties and to offer fruit growing advice. This year we are hosting the Bucks County Honey Show on the Sunday and there will be numerous classes for judging which you will be able to see. There will be a beekeeping information desk and samples of hive products as well as a couple of talks. If you want to learn about the process of keeping bees there will be plenty of bee-keepers to ask for advice and encouragement too! Members of The Mid-Shires Orchard Group will be demonstrating apple juice production as well as giving out information about the community orchard work that the group is actively involved in. We’ll keep our website and Facebook pages updated with the latest information from mid-August onwards. Email: inbusinessmags@gmail.com

Please email your free listing for events to lifeinbuckingham@gmail.com

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